Mutual funds can be a smart place to start investing. They're easy to access and don't require you to read any balance sheets or even know what a balance sheet is. They're also less likely to leave ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Many investors achieve their investment goals using just mutual funds because of their breadth of options, relatively low costs ...

New investors may be drawn to stocks after Dalal Street's recent run of gains, but with equity mutual fund inflows hitting a 13-month low in May, the choice between picking individual stocks or mutual ...